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When the System Fails: SNAP Benefits Haulted | The BEP Breakdown and the Vivian USA Controversy

📞 Call in live at (773) 591-1690 to share your thoughts: Good morning, Chicago! On this week’s Wake Up Show Chicago, LaDonna Raeh and Dr. Larry Ivory dive into a critical conversation about economic fairness and opportunity. On today’s episode of The Wake Up Show Chicago with Dr. Larry Ivory and LaDonna Raeh, we’re exposing a serious breakdown in the state’s Business Enterprise Program (BEP) — the very system designed to ensure Black, minority, and women-owned businesses have fair access to state contracts. A company called Vivian USA was awarded the contract to rebuild the BEP certification system, even though the selection committee had requirements that were not met. Since this decision, the new platform has stopped integrating with other critical procurement systems like BidBuy and the Illinois Procurement Gateway. The result? Thousands of BEP-certified businesses are now invisible, delayed, or cut off from state contract opportunities. We’ll break down: • What went wrong in the implementation • How this impacts Black-owned businesses and communities, • Why this is an equity and accountability crisis, not just a tech issue, and • What the Illinois State Black Chamber of Commerce (ILBCC) is doing to demand transparency and fix it. Tune in as we unpack how state decisions like this affect real lives, real businesses, and real opportunity. 📍 The Wake Up Show Chicago — Saturdays at 9 AM on WVON 1690AM | The Talk of Chicago #BEP #IllinoisContracts #BlackBusiness #Procurement #Transparency #TheWakeUpShowChicago #LaDonnaRaeh #DrLarryIvory #ILBCC Watch. Listen. Act. Because the future of our community depends on who wins these contracts. Follow us: Website: https://ilbcc.org Facebook: Illinois State Black Chamber of Commerce Instagram: @IllinoisBlackChamber LinkedIn: Illinois State Black Chamber of Commerce YouTube: @WakeUpShowChicago Powered by the Illinois State Black Chamber of Commerce Sponsored by Wind Creek Casino Southland Airs live every Saturday at 9 AM on WVON 1690 AM and iHeartRadio #ILBCC #ibio 📅 Tune in every Saturday at 9 AM on WVON 1690 AM or stream worldwide on iHeartRadio. ☎️ Call in live at (773) 591-1690 and join the conversation. 📺 Subscribe on YouTube: @WakeUpShowChicago for exclusive content—it’s free! #WakeUpShowChicago #DrEricaBlakely #BlackBusiness #GenerationalWealth #ILBCC